Getting It Straight: A History of American Orthopaedics

Getting It Straight: A History of American Orthopaedics by Sherk, Henry H., M.D.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780892034192.

Marking the 75th Anniversary of the AAOS, this title offers a wonderful perspective on where the Academy has been and where it is going. Ideal for young orthopaedists, this book presents a new understanding of the changing burden of musculoskeletal diseases, as well as innovations, occasional technological dead ends, recurrent socioeconomic obstacles, and pioneering historical figures in this surgical specialty. Topics include: the origins of American orthopaedics, orthopaedic surgeons and the spine, specialization in orthopaedics, evolution of specialty societies, and history of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.